Hadith on Tawakkul: Trust in Allah, but tie your camel

Anas ibn Malik reported: A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, should I tie my camel and trust in Allah, or should I leave her untied and trust in Allah?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Tie her and trust in Allah.

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2517

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

Imam Ibn Rajab commented, “Its meaning is that a person employs wisdom and strives through permissible means, then places his trust in Allah after making his effort. All of this indicates that reliance upon Allah does not contradict adopting worldly means. Rather, combining the two may in fact be better.”

Source: Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Ḥikam 2/507

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْقِلُهَا وَأَتَوَكَّلُ أَوْ أُطْلِقُهَا وَأَتَوَكَّلُ قَالَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اعْقِلْهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ

2517 سنن الترمذي كتاب صفة القيامة والرقائق والورع

1068 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

قال ابن رجب ومعناه أن الإِنسان يأخذ بالكَيْس والسعي في الأسباب المباحة ويتوكَّلُ على الله بعد سعيه وهذا كله إشارة إلى أن التوكل لا يُنافي الإِتيان بالأسباب بل قد يكون جمعهما أفضلَ

2/507 جامع العلوم والحكم الحديث التاسع والأربعون

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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